Meaning
suddenly
Chinese: 突然。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hu” becomes a different word in each tone. 忽 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden
- 忽视hū shìto neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
- 忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
- 疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness
- 忽悠hū youto rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag)
Example Sentence
天气忽冷忽热，要小心感冒。Tiān qì hū lěng hū rè, yào xiǎo xīn gǎn mào.The weather is hot and cold by turns; be careful not to catch a cold.
天气Tiān qìweather忽冷忽热hū lěng hū rènow hot, now cold，要yàoto want小心xiǎo xīnto be careful感冒gǎn màoto catch cold。